Gold Florin - Peter IV

Peter IV of Cambrai — Pierre de André — held the see from 1349 to 1368, and his gold florins were struck in direct imitation of the Florentine florin, whose design had become the dominant trade coin template across northern Europe and the Low Countries by mid-century. Cambrai occupied an awkward political position: nominally within the Holy Roman Empire as part of the County of Hainaut's orbit, yet ecclesiastically and commercially pulled toward France. The bishop's right to strike gold was a jealously defended prerogative.

Fröschen 105a distinguishes this variety from the broader Peter IV series by specific die characteristics.